i spoke with john cota's attorney. he says in this case, it appeared to him this morning waits clear that the fog seemed to sweep in suddenly. perhaps it caught everyone off guard. >> thank you. >> the damage to the bridge this time is superficial. the fender dine designed to protect tower dz its job. abc 7 news is live from treasure island with that part of the story. nick? >> good evening. the bridge is safe. the tanker that hit the tower of the bay bridge caused damage so minimal, a spokesperson called it a scrape. >> bay bridge is safe. and open at this time. it's not closed throughout the time. >> take a look at this view from sky 7iÑswñ hd. we were there minutes after a tanker smashed into the tower of bay bridge western span. both ship and z.fender system were damaged. within minutes, caltrans had its structures team do a safety evaluation and they say it appeared impact performed as it's designed to do. >> about 30 to 40 feet has been damaged and officials say the bay bridge is safe, noting curing time crews we